Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

tubes
See 
fallopian tube.
tubule
A small tube.
tularemia
A bacterial disease that is caused by
infection with the bacterium Francisella tularensis,
which lives in wild and domestic animals, most
often rabbits, and can be transmitted to humans via
contact with animal tissues, fleas, deerflies, or ticks.
Hunters and other people who spend much time
outdoors may be exposed by direct contact with an
infected animal or carcass or by the bite of an
infected flea or tick. Symptoms appear 2 to 10 days
after exposure. Most often there is a red spot on the
skin that enlarges and ulcerates, together with
enlarged lymph nodes (swollen glands) in the
armpit or groin. Ingestion of the organism may pro-
duce a throat infection, intestinal pain, diarrhea,
and vomiting. Inhalation of the organism may pro-
duce a fever or a pneumonia-like illness. Treatment
involves use of antibiotics. Rubber or latex gloves
should be worn when skinning or handling animals,
especially rabbits. Wild rabbit and rodent meat
should be cooked thoroughly before being eaten.
One should try to avoid bites of deerflies and ticks
and avoid drinking, bathing, swimming, and work-
ing in untreated water. Also known as rabbit fever
and deerfly fever.
tumescent
Swelling or slightly swollen. For
example, tumescent liposuction involves pumping a
tuberculosis, dormant
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solution beneath the skin, swelling it to facilitate
suctioning out fat.
tumescent liposuction
See 
liposuction,
tumescent.
tummy tuck
A type of body contouring surgery
that flattens the abdomen by removing extra fat
and skin, and tightening muscles in the abdominal
wall. See also 
panniculectomy.
tumor
An abnormal mass of tissue. Tumors can
be benign or malignant (cancerous). There are
dozens of different types of tumors. Their names
usually reflect the kind of tissue they arise in and
may also tell something about their shape or how
they grow. For example, a medulloblastoma is a
tumor that arises from embryonic cells (a blastoma)
in the inner part of the brain (the medulla).
Diagnosis depends on the type and location of the
tumor. Tumor marker tests and imaging may be
used; some tumors can be seen (for example,
tumors on the exterior of the skin) or felt (palpated
with the hands). Treatment is also specific to the
location and type of the tumor. Benign tumors can
sometimes simply be ignored, or they may be
reduced in size (debulked) or removed entirely via
surgery. For cancerous tumors, options include
chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. See also 
blas-
toma; carcinoembryonic antigen test; desmoid
tumor; ear tumor; epidermoid carcinoma; epithe-
lial carcinoma; esophageal cancer; fibroid;
syringoma; tumor marker.